>
> >I'm sure Randy has a simple and effective design in mind.


Have had lots of designs in mind, and am now on third prototype.  I saw the
shaker used by the Univ of Guelph bee lab--a converted standard lab
side-to-side shaker at very low frequency.  I was incredulous that it would
dislodge all the mites, but when I questioned them (repeatedly) was assured
that they had confirmed.

One must also think about splash, how to recover the mites without loss
from below the bees, etc.

The shaker that I am playing with will hold 12 samples at a time, and am
currently changing from side-to-side to swirl.

If anyone has successful shaker designs, please let me know.


-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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